Dancing With the Stars Live Recap: Season 17, Week 2 — Latin Fever!

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After only one week, it's going to be hard to see someone hang up their dancing shoes, but the show must go on. Tune in with us for our Dancing With the Stars Season 17, Week 2 live recap, starting at 8 p.m. ET sharp! Given Dancing With the Stars 2013's premiere (remember when Emmy winner Derek Hough and his celeb partner Amber Riley got straight 9s in Week 1?!), we bet these Week 2 performances are going to be packed with even more memorable moments — or will some contestants buckle under the pressure?

Dancing With the Stars 2013 hopefuls include Glee starlet Amber Riley, whose dazzling Cha-Cha earned her a spot atop the Leader Board, former Disney star Corbin Bleu, who promises a High School Musical-themed Latin number this week, and Jersey Shore fist-pumper, Snooki, who silenced her haters with an incredible Cha-Cha in Week 1. When it comes to sizing up the competition, many of Season 17's celebs have had some sort of dance training — but that's not all that counts on DWTS!

Bill Nye may not have impressed the judges with his poorly executed Cha-Cha, but he did have plenty of fans in the ballroom to cheer him on. Will he get the votes he needs to stay in the competition? Also on our radar? Heartthrob Brant Daugherty! Not only is his partnership with Peta perfect showmance material, but his pretty little (famous) friends — and former Pretty Little Liars co-stars — Ashley Benson, Shay Mitchell, and Sasha Pieterse will be rooting him on in the ballroom this week.

And then there's Valerie Harper, who was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer in January. Now, not only is the former Broadway dancer competing with fan favorite pro Tristan MacManus, but her charisma and joy for life filled the ballroom last week, bring judge Carrie Ann Inaba to tears. Will she'll be able to do it again when the choreography gets a little more challenging?

OK DWTS fans, now that you know what to expect, join in on the fun below as Wetpaint Entertainment gets ready to live recap Latin Night! And since we know you have a lot of feelings (we do too!), tell us what you think of the episode in the comments!

We’ll try our best to answer all of your questions, comments and concerns. Keep refreshing for more!

8:00 — Oh, hey Emmy winner Derek Hough!

8:01 — Bill Nye looks like he's aged 10 years since joining the cast.

8:02 — Why is Witney still in the troupe? She needs to be a pro already! She'd be perfect for Latin night.

8:03 — "Stop looking at my boobs." Val > Maks.

8:04 — It feels like Elizabeth is playing catch-up during this Samba? That being said, there's a lot of room for growth and potential. She could be the next Kellie Pickler in a few weeks!

8:05 — #thrustit

8:06 — Len liked it. He's already dubbed her "Queen Elizabeth."

8:07 — The best part of this new format? Getting rid of the celebriquarium and sitting the celebs next to the judges (in what Tom calls "the glitter pit").

8:07 — 8-9-8 for Val and Elizabeth! We think Len overscored this one — a 9 for that Samba? Really?!

8:12 — What is Christina Milian wearing? Did she borrow something out of Christina Aguilera's closet?

8:50 — Her toes are so on point, but there's not a lot of movement going on with this Rumba.

8:51 — "But I did the face!"

8:51 — Carrie Ann says she's got the face down right, but there wasn't a lot of fluidity. We agree. There was very little dancing. Also, Carrie Ann calls Sasha out on the lifts. First technical critique of the season!

8:53 — 6-7-7 for Sasha and Snooki. The lift cost them a point.

8:58 — Tony is the best partner. He's so patient.

9:00 — It's a slow, but steady, Samba. Bruno is clearly a fan of Lea's performance.

9:01 — "That was terrific!" Go home, Len. You're drunk.

9:01 — Carrie Ann says Lea "unleashed her Samba goddess." Yeah, OK.

9:01 — 8-8-8 for Tony and Lea — "and a standing o from the glitter pit!"

9:02 — Everybody loves Bill Nye.

9:04 — I can't deal with this Paso Doble, but I can't take my eyes away from it either.

9:57 — And the first contestant to hang up his dancing shoes is... KEYSHAWN JOHNSON! We're going to miss you, Sharna.

What did you think, DWTS fans? Did the right contestant go home? Sound off in the comments!

Crystal Bell is an editor at Wetpaint Entertainment and our resident fan-girl for all things Pretty Little Liars, The Vampire Diaries, Game of Thrones and Once Upon a Time. She speaks fluent geek. Follow her on Twitter and Google+!